Food Industry

128. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the locations of new flour mills, given the fact that Laois produces a significant amount of grain and has a strong tradition of flour milling, that the County be considered as one of the centres for the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19102/26]

147. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the meetings he has had regarding grocery price hikes since the outbreak of war in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20581/26]

385. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in having a food product conferred with protected geographical indication (PGI) status (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21333/26]

443. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown, by weight, by month, by origin of the amount of beef imported into Ireland for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [18003/26]

444. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by weight, by month of the amount of Irish cattle slaughtered and processed in Irish meat processing plants for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [18004/26]

445. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by weight, by month, by destination of the amount of beef exported from Ireland for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [18005/26]

216. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle paid for by meat processors under the factories insurance policy; the total value; the total insurance revenue collected by meat factories in the Republic of Ireland from farmers; the insurers for the factories, if it is an independent insurance broker or the factories own reserves; and if he will…

217. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to undertake an investigation into the procedures around livestock insurance by factories, the eventuality under which the animal is covered by insurance; and the procedure for communication to farmers regarding insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17313/26]

706. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of any egg shortages in supermarkets in Waterford or nationally. [17112/26]

707. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the pressures facing producers, particularly in relation to rising feed, energy, labour and packaging costs. [17113/26]

708. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount by which input costs for egg producers have risen in the past five years, in tabular form. [17114/26]

709. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average increase in farm-gate returns for egg producers in the past five years, in tabular form. [17115/26]

710. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average increase in egg prices on supermarket shelves in the past five years, in tabular form. [17116/26]

465. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a specific law that prohibits the FSAI from giving information to a member of the public enquiring from a human health perspective about which food business operators and retailers are processing animal products for human consumption imported from outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on t…

470. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if poultry is imported from Brazil by Irish processors, and if so, the percentage of total imports this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/26]

472. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken to maintain farm-to-fork standards when Brazilian-sourced products are involved in Irish processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13676/26]

473. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any Irish processors have had meat recalls, and whether any such incidents involved Brazilian beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13677/26]

334. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a publicly accessible system of traceability to track imported products of animal origin for human consumption from farm to fork: if not, whether his Department will consider developing such a system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8800/26]

4. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accelerate the amendment of the regulation for the Agri-Food Regulator to give the regulator the powers to compel information from actors in the agrifood supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7272/26]

41. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on efforts taken to address concerns and login issues reported by farmer’s following changes made to the agriculture food portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6970/26]

42. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the changes that have been made to the agriculture food portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6971/26]

52. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef, pork, chicken, potatoes, milk, eggs imported into Ireland in 2025, by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6892/26]

63. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedure for the testing of meat entering the Irish market for banned hormones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6962/26]

365. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the provision of additional powers to the Agri-Food Regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7273/26]

1835. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide all figures and data in respect of producer organisations approved by this Department (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1112/26]